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Title: 1953 Labor Day Parade
Description: Looking north and west from the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, during the 1953 Labor Day Parade. Merchants' National Bank is in the background. The Chamber of Commerce float and a marching band are pictured.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20619

Title: 1953 Labor Day Parade Fourth Avenue
Description: Looking west on Fourth Avenue from the corner of Fourth and Broad Street during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The rear of a Grinnell Transport truck is visible and a float from North Market is in front of Merchants' National Bank. Turner Drugs is visible in the background.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20621

Title: 1953 Labor Day Parade Looking West on Commerical
Description: Looking west on Commercial Street from the corner of Broad and Commercial during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The entrance to the Park Hotel at 815 Broad Street is visible in the background, as are the storefronts on the north side of Commercial Street. Football players in Grinnell Tiger uniforms are riding on the front of an automobile decorated with a Tiger banner.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20624

Title: Aerial View of Broad Street Looking South
Description: Aerial view looking south on Broad Street from Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the late 1950s.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:11898

Title: Assembly of God Parade
Description: Parade with Assembly of God members looking south on Broad Street across from Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa. Businesses in background include: Smith's Furniture and Undertaking, Percy Goff Insurance (923 1/2 Broad), Blue Bird Cafe (bus depot), a hardware store, I.S.U. Co. Public Service. Smith Furniture was in this location from August 1925 through April 1947.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:6384

Title: Broad Street Looking South from 5th Avenue
Description: Stereo card view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, covered in snow. The view is looking south from approximately 5th Avenue. The low building on the left is Norris Livery with the Old Stone Church visible behind it. Central Park is the open area beyond the church. On the right side of the street a sign advertises furniture. Much of the furniture store block was destroyed by a fire in 1891, right around the time the photo may have been taken.
Date Created: 1891
PID: grinnell:13248

Title: Fourth Avenue E., Grinnell, Iowa, 4th Avenue E., Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the north side of Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, looking east from the corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street. Horse and carriage in the street, prominent electrical poles and lines, Congregational Church steeple in background. Postmarked September 29, 1913, in Grinnell, Iowa. Addressed to Mrs. Ida Williams, Windsor, Vermont.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:5937

Title: Gambles Store, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Rally outside of Gambles Store, downtown Grinnell, Iowa, ca. 1950-1954. Possibly Clark Hall residents from Grinnell College.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:5684

Title: Lang's Dairy Float
Description: Lang's Dairy float in the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. A dairy truck pulls a float on which there is a statue of a dairy cow and an oversized milk carton. The photograph was taken at the corner of Commercial Street and Broad Street, looking west along Commercial.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20625

Title: North Side of Fourth Avenue
Description: Stereo card view of the north side of 4th Avenue between Main and Broad Streets in Grinnell, Iowa taken between 1879 and 1885.The first building on the left is the Eagle Block built in 1879. The Eagle Block and the building with the sign "Boots & Shoes" at the top are still standing (2017). The wooden buildings are no longer standing with the exception of the hardware store building which was moved, had its roofline changed and is now a home at 1316 4th Avenue. Visible business signs include ? & Norris, Attorney at Law; Dr. Kittoe, Dentist; H.C. Hyatt; Meat Market; and Hardware.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:13250